What are some examples of extremely common technologies that are actually a bit shit when you think about it? #askmastodon
@simba Hmm, the shittiness of many of these isn't obvious to me.
@thor I'll expand on a few. The mouse, which I bet most people think is amazing, is 2 dimensional. We don't think or see or live in 2 dimensions, our user interface should not be inferior to our capabilities. It is crippled, in other words.
Smart phones. Especially because they are called smart. They are possibly the most destructive thing that humans have invented since the atomic bomb. You are all hanging your heads in shame while ignoring your friends and family standing there in your face.
@thor 3D UI, this is sort of related to the mouse issue, but I think we should be striving to invent UIs that are _superior_ to our capabilities. Which is not to say challenging. They should be easy to use, for a higher intelligence being. This would drive evolution.
Wide screens are cool but they're based on movies which are the result of the limitations of ancient camera technology. People are romantic about stupid shit they don't understand. The ratio should be the ideal for our periphery.
@thor
For example?